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What Video Games Taught Me About Worldbuilding
Imagine waking up with zero memories. Total amnesia. That’s Wuchang’s whole deal in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, the game I’ve been hacking my way through lately. No context, no tutorial-lore-dump, just… you wake up and good luck. And honestly? That’s how every story starts for us too. We crack open a book, hit play on a…
The Miscommunication Trope: When It’s Bad, and When It’s Great
Miscommunication is as old as time. We can trace it all the way back to Adam and Eve, when Eve was enticed by the serpent and ate the fruit she was told not to. Serpent: Did God really say you can’t eat from any tree?Eve: We can eat fruit. Just not from the one in…
How to Avoid the “Traumatized Kid with No Parents” Trope
We get it. Writing parents can be a pain. You’re juggling a cast of characters, world-building, plot twists, subplots—and then here come the parents, needing attention. It’s so tempting to k*ll them off (or ship them abroad) and get on with it. But let’s face it: this shortcut has turned into a tired, predictable trope…
The Truth About Book Tropes: Why We Love Them… Until We Hate ‘Em
I’ve been reading books since I learned how to read, and I’ve dipped my toes in a little bit of everything since then… long before I learned that there was such a thing called a trope. And to be honest, this was something I didn’t notice at all when I was younger. I just kept…
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The IP Mindset: A New Path for Filipino Writers
Welcome to the world of IP—Intellectual Property. And if you’ve written a story, you already own some. The real question is: do you know what to do with it?
Write Better Novels: Fix Your Story Structure
Warning: This guide may cause sudden novel breakthroughs, emotional catharsis, and an uncontrollable urge to plot multiple WIPs simultaneously.
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